What costs accrue continuously regardless of whether the latent liability is surfaced?

A subsidiary question under Q-0003. The §5.2 liability is the tail. §5.5 asks the complement: what does the institution pay every year the architecture remains unchanged, even if no audit, retraction request, or FCA action ever surfaces the latent figure?

The answer is C-0026. Two terms capture the continuous erosion:

Term E — Faculty flight. A 2025 Nature reader poll of >1,600 respondents found 75% considering leaving the country (79% among postgraduate researchers), citing funding cuts, firings, and cancelled programs. Each departure compounds across subsequent grant cycles.

Term F — Failed recruiting. The European Commission's "Choose Europe for Science" program launched May 2025 at €500M and expanded to ~€900M across 100+ initiatives, actively recruiting global research talent during the U.S. disruptions. Only 44% of U.S. faculty report adequate institutional IT support for grant-funded projects.

These costs do not appear in the fiscal year when the underinvestment decision was made. They accrue across all subsequent years during which the underinvestment persists, and they accrue regardless of whether the §5.3 liability surfaces. The architectural reading: institutions that operate adequate research data infrastructure can recruit and retain against candidates' real preferences; institutions that do not cede position quietly, on a timeline that compounds into the next decade's competitive standing.